From 23rd to 28th September, Barcelona’s Festa Major offers a programme packed with accessible activities to ensure everyone can enjoy the celebrations. Shows, workshops and installations are just a small selection of the activities that will include a wide range of accessibility measures this year.

La Mercè Opening Speech: Actress Emma Vilarasau kicks off the festivities.

• Date and venue: Tuesday 23rd September at 7 pm in Plaça de Sant Jaume.
• Accessibility measures: Sign language interpretation.

12th Inclusive Day: An adapted sports showcase open to everyone, featuring activities such as wheelchair basketball and rugby, boccia and football for people with visual impairment, among others.

• Date and venue: Sunday 28th September, 10 am to 2 pm, Passeig de Grà
• Accessibility measures: Reserved space for people with reduced mobility.

Quiet area in the Joan Maragall gardens: A calm area in the gardens designed for neurodivergent visitors or anyone seeking a relaxed environment.

• Date and venue: Saturday 27th September, 11 am to 2 pm and 4 pm to 7 pm and Sunday 28th September, 11 am to 2  Joan Maragall Gardens, Palacete Albéniz.
• Accessibility measures: Relaxed sessions, controlled capacity and priority access for neurodivergent visitors.
• Additional info: A cognitively accessible guide to the Palacete Albéniz is available here, providing information and recommendations for family-friendly and traditional activities to facilitate visits and participation in these spaces.

La Mercè Parade: A major festivity featuring all the city’s colles geganteres and their figures, with their own dances and choreography in the street.

• Date and route: Wednesday 24th September, 6 pm to 9 pm, from Plaça de Catalunya to Plaça de Sant Jaume.
• Accessibility measures: Noise-cancelling headphones are recommended for visitors with auditory sensitivity. Two advance guides designed to be cognitively accessible for children with ASD are also available: one for the giant puppets display and one for the parade.

Other activities accessible to everyone

This year’s programme also includes shows that have adopted accessibility measures, such as relaxed sessions and reserved areas for people with reduced mobility. One example is El lloc del desig, a visual theatre and live music performance where the audience moves through different spaces filled with drawings and sounds, actively participating in the performance and a short concluding workshop.

There are also inclusive workshops open to all audiences that are designed to encourage everyone to participate. One highlight is the RO-TES inclusive dance workshop, which is especially aimed at people with reduced mobility who use wheelchairs… and want to dance.

In addition, there will be artistic and recreational installations with accessibility measures, including relaxed sessions and reserved areas for people with reduced mobility. Of particular note is the Chaos Lab musical installation, a space where visitors can listen to and play instruments that produce unique sounds, altering them with effect pedals to create a variety of soundscapes.

You can view all the accessible shows on the Barcelona City Council website.

Check the full La Mercè 2025 programme on the Barcelona City Council website to see all the accessible activities.